east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
monolith; large slab of rock
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
final; eventual; ultimate
third day of the month; three days
to need; to demand; to take; to require
conscious; deliberate; intentional
knot (nautical mile per hour)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
guidance; leadership; leading the way
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
in accordance with; according to
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination